Member of ‘honey trap’ gang avoids jail after robbing two men

A member of a ‘honey trap’ gang who robbed two men after luring them to a remote location, has narrowly escaped a lengthy term in prison.

Jonathan Fitzpatrick was part of the gang of four who used a dating website to get the men to travel to a location in Roscommon before putting them in fear of their lives.

Fitzpatrick, aged 19, from Strokestown, admitted charges of detaining both men without their consent, threatening to kill or cause serious injury to one of the men, and allowing himself to be carried in a stolen car.